During Larry Holmes’ illustrious career, he faced some of the biggest names – and biggest punchers – of his era.

Earnie Shavers, who earned a reputation as the hardest puncher in the game during a golden era of heavyweight boxing in the 1970s, died Thursday, a day after he turned 78. The cause of death is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches ...

Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend ...

Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend ...